Chapter 1040 (1/2)

Chapter 1040: 324. Pincer movement from front and rear

The Earth Vein Wizard set up a “Disengagement Technique” Magic Circle, teleported away from the Pollution Zone, leaving behind a pile of discarded Magic Stones and magic materials that had lost their essence.

Noland Lee and the Dusk Giants embarked on their journey toward the Core District.

Along the way, they encountered many wizard forces.

The wizards’ penchant for courting death was fully demonstrated in this Pollution Zone.

There were those obsessed with studying Bloodstains, and those who wanted to transform the monsters within the territory into magic puppets.

Even more extreme, some dreamed of cutting through a Stone Passage, taking both the passage and its Bloodstains out of the domain to perform Magic Experiments.

These folks had also discovered the visual discrepancies between the inside and outside of the domain—why does the Pollution Zone look like flesh and blood from the outside, but turn into a Stone Passage smeared with Bloodstains once inside?

Wizards from various factions unanimously believed that solving this mystery would unveil which extraterrestrial space pollution had constructed this Pollution Zone.

Noland knew part of the answer, but he had no time to chat with the wizard forces he encountered.

He controlled his two magic puppets, announced his identity, and then swiftly passed by the vicinity of various wizard groups.

As they ventured deeper into the Pollution Zone, the presence of Ulnas Ring Wizards became scarce, replaced by an increasing number of monsters.

Scenarios where they were suddenly surrounded by hundreds, even thousands of monsters, gradually became the norm.

Behind these monsters, the figures of Grey Wizards began to appear.

“Sir, at your 3 o’clock direction, approximately 1.2 kilometers away, I’ve detected some sort of intense energy fluctuation.”

Nolin used “Tracking Mark” and “Mind View” to monitor the changes in the surroundings and timely alerted Noland.

At the same time, Omar Goddard’s Pendant also sent a warning:

“Be careful, Kindhearted Wizard, a high-level hostile entity has appeared nearby, and he seems to possess formidable Fire Extraordinary Abilities.”

Noland received the messages as he was controlling his magic puppets, casting “Death Ray” and “Tracking Lightning Arrow,” sweeping away the weaker monsters in front of him.

He diverted a part of his attention to the swiftly approaching enemy.

Intense waves of heat surged out of a passage, hurtling straight for Noland’s head.

Rolling waves of heat enveloped Noland, and the blinding red light lit up the dim passage.

“Whoosh~~~”

The enraged Flame Pillar, like a dragon’s breath, Jetted out from the passage, targeting Noland, who was surrounded by monsters.

The Flame Pillar, indifferent to friend or foe, pierced through the monsters in its path, turning them into slag, before finally smashing directly into Noland’s shield.

[Warning!]

[You have been attacked by “Flame Bull Wizard · Angus McCloud!”]

[The “Explosion Flame Ray” has inflicted 712 points of Fire energy damage on your “Undead Shield!”]